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2009-10 Men's Tennis Roster

Richard Wardell

  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 170
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Fort Myers, Fla.
  • High School Fort Myers

Biography

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SENIOR SEASON (2009-10)
Earned Third-Team All-CAA honors in singles … Named an ITA Scholar-Athlete for the fourth time in his career … Tallied a team-best 27 singles wins, which ranks as the seventh-highest single-season total in W&M history … Clinched the Tribe's 4-3 comeback win over defending BIG EAST Champion South Florida with a come-from-behind three-set win … Went 3-0 in CAA singles, including a key win in the Tribe's 4-3 victory over Old Dominion.

JUNIOR SEASON (2008-09)
Battled injuries for most of the season, but returned to the lineup late in the year to provide an important spark for the Tribe ... Tallied a vital straight-sets win at the No. 5 singles spot in the Tribe's 4-3 win over Old Dominion ... Recorded one of the Tribe's four singles wins in the CAA Quarterfinal victory over James Madison with a win at the No. 4 slot ... Advanced to the ITA Mideast Region Quarterfinals in doubles with Sebastien Vidal ... Ranked No. 9 in the ITA Mideast Region doubles standings at the end of the fall season alongside Vidal ... Finished the year with nine singles and nine doubles victories.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2007-08)
Named an ITA Scholar-Athlete for the second straight season... Finished the year with 12 singles victories, including nine during the dual-match portion of the schedule ... Won a season-best five straight matches during the month of February ... Played as high as No. 3 singles for the Tribe, including a match-clinching victory over Richmond ... Recorded an important come-from-behind three-set win at the No. 4 singles position in the College's regular-season victory over No. 38 Old Dominion ... Notched a pair of vital singles wins in the Tribe's tight 4-3 wins over Brown and Purdue ... Finished with a 3-1 CAA singles mark ... Won nine doubles matches and notched a 3-1 ledger at the No. 1 doubles spot ... Won the Thomas Hearn "Nails" Award ... Won the Flight B doubles bracket along with junior Dominic Pagon at the Virginia State Open ... Advanced to the finals of the Flight B-2 doubles bracket at the UVA Fall Invitational.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2006-07)
Named an ITA Scholar-Athlete ... Ranked second on the team in singles wins as one of three Tribe players with 19 victories ... Finished with 12 dual-match wins in singles for the College ... Racked up a 18-15 doubles ledger, including eight victories at the No. 2 position ... Clinched head coach Peter Daub's 200th career victory with a straight-sets win against George Washington ... Provided the clinching point in the College's 4-3 upset at then-No. 49 Louisville ... Clinched the Tribe's opening round CAA Tournament win over James Madison with a straight sets victory ... Garnered CAA Doubles Team of the Week honors with Colin O'Brien on March 18 as the pair helped W&M captured the important doubles point in a 4-2 win over then-No. 34 Middle Tennessee State at the Blue Gray Classic ... Also won an important singles match in the 4-2 win over Middle Tennessee State ... Recognized as a W&M Provost Academic Award winner ... Won the first collegiate match he competed in, downing Tim Barnound of Louisville, 6-2, 6-2, at the UVA Fall Invite ... Earned a spot in the main draw at the ITA Mideast Regional ... Advanced to the consolation final of the Red Doubles Bracket at the UVA Fall Invite with Alex Zuck ... Won three doubles matches at the Crowne Plaza Tribe Invitational.

PREP/JUNIORS
A four-star recruit according to the Tennis Recruiting Network ... Ranked 74th nationally by the network as well as being ranked No. 20 in the Southeast Region and No. 14 in the state of Florida ... In the USTA Boys' 18 Singles Rankings, ranked No. 159 nationally and No. 58 in the region ... Advanced to the finals of the First Coast Tennis Foundation Designated in August and to the quarterfinals of the USTA National Opens in May of 2006 ... Advanced to the round of 32 at the Clay Court Nationals.

PERSONAL
Son of Mark and Linda Wardell ... Born April 20, 1988.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2006-07Freshman

    5'9" 170 lbs
  • 2007-08Sophomore

    5'9" 170 lbs
  • 2008-09Junior

    5'9" 170 lbs
  • 2009-10Senior

    5'9" 170 lbs